Mark, my best friend,
Gifted me cheap fine wine
For my 20th birthday
But didn’t think to bring a cork screw
So like any other underage college kid
We banged the bottle
Against desks
Against bed frames
Against arm chairs
Pop!
Success laid in stabbing the stopper
With an unassuming pen
But pressure had built up
And purple still stains my ceiling
Our accident Pollock painting
Our unintentional Michelangelo memory
But created with unrivaled passion –
A combination of desperation and anticipation
A testament to the trials of truest friendship.